Spring 2013 Table of Contents

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EDITORIALS

The Jewish Vote 2012
MICHAEL LERNER
Jewish Republicans predicted that Obama’s disagreements with Israeli policies would cost him heavily, but in fact most Jews did not cast their vote primarily on Israel-related issues: most Jews identified the economy and health care as their primary concerns in exit polls.

Faulty Wisdom in Spielberg’s Lincoln
MICHAEL LERNER
Rabbi Lerner reflects on Spielberg’s newest drama Lincoln and some of the key historical aspects the film left out, including the works of the African American community in the struggle for freedom.

More Wars for the Middle East?
MICHAEL LERNER
“I pray,” says Rabbi Lerner, “that voices of sanity will prevail and that, instead of trying to take out Iranian nukes, Israel will concentrate on outstretching its hands in generosity toward the Palestinian people, thereby neutralizing the one card Arab and Muslim extremists have continually used in the past decades to show that the real enemy is not poverty and ignorance, but Israel and the United States.”

Rabbis Get Boxed In: Criticism of Israel at a High Price
MICHAEL LERNER
Despite initially applauding the UN admitting Palestine as an “observer state,” many rabbis are forced to recant their approval of the UN resolution due to hostility from the conservative voices in the Jewish community.

A Spiritual Way of Seeing
PETER GABEL
Most of the theories we use to understand social reality overlook the power of humanity’s desire for community and connection. We need a new narrative behind our efforts to heal the world.